炭鉱

たんこう

Also written 炭坑, 炭礦

Meanings

1. Noun coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery
2. coal-mine shaft

Kanji

• 炭 carbon. Read as タン.
• 鉱 ore. Read as コウ.

Example sentences

• 炭鉱の内部に多くの労働者が閉じ込められた。
  Many workers were trapped in the coal mine.

Common phrases

• 炭鉱で働く
• 炭鉱で栄える

Words containing 炭鉱

• 炭鉱労働者 (たんこうろうどうしゃ) coal miner
• 坑内掘り炭鉱 (こうないぼりたんこう) underground coal mine
• 露天掘り炭鉱 (ろてんぼりたんこう) open-pit coal mine

Word lists

• JLPT N2

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